Wooster Island is an island in the Housatonic River[1] in Orange, Connecticut.
The island is uninhabited, but is used for duck hunting.[2] Fishing is legal and considered safe,[3] though shellfishing is not allowed or recommended due to contamination and oxygen depletion.[4] The southernmost tip of the island is considered the northernmost limit of salt water in the river.[3]
Physical characteristics
41°16′50″N 73°04′58″W / 41.28056°N 73.08278°W
- The island is approximately half-way north of Great Flat Island in Milford, and south of Two Mile Island in Shelton.
- Elevation: ~39 feet (12 m) [5]
- The water quality surrounding the island is known to contain Escherichia coli.[6]
Transportation
All transportation to and from the island is by boat. It is illegal to operate a boat from the northern to southern tip of the island at speeds greater than "Slow-No-Wake".[7]
References
- ↑ "Housatonic River". Archived from the original on August 28, 2010. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ↑ "Two Men, Dog, Rescued from Wooster Island | Valley Independent Sentinel".
- 1 2 "INTEGRATED WATER QUALITY REPORT" (PDF). State of Connecticut. 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ↑ "2008 Waterbody Report for Lis Cb Inner - Housatonic River (Upper), Orange". Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2010.
- ↑ "Wooster Island, Connecticut Latitude/Longitude".
- ↑ "Appendix C. 2006 List of Connecticut Waterbodies Not Meeting Water Quality Standards" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
- ↑ "Sec. 15-121-B1. Requirements of application for number" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 15, 2010. Retrieved September 24, 2023.